[texas booster]

Here is a wiki link on Bill Masterton:

Bill Masterton

He is the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of injuries suffered during a game, the result of massive head injuries suffered following a hit during a January 13, 1968 contest against the Oakland Seals.

Wow.

[Mark17]

I remember seeing Masterton, when he played for Denver, in College hockey.